EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is warning El Paso residents about a new scam where people are receiving phone calls from someone pretending to be with the Sheriff’s Office. Scammers are telling victims that they have failed to appear for jury duty and because of that there is a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — President Trump announced he will immediately enact a 10% global tariff under a trade law, this after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that some previously imposed tariffs were illegal. “The way he was using the tariffs was to force other countries to lower their cost to us because they’re (foreign
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Looking back on a lifetime and legacy for a local immigration attorney with a national impact. Carlos Spector, regarded as one of El Paso’s leading lawyers on the topic and a human rights advocate for decades, writes his last chapter as the community rallies to make sure he can return home.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ajinomoto Foods North America has recalled approximately 3,370,530 pounds of frozen not ready-to-eat chicken fried rice products due to possible foreign matter contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that the foreign matter found in the chicken fried rice products by Ajinomoto Foods may
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Casa de Peregrinos received the 2025 Exceptionalism Award for New Mexico and a $30,000 grant from the Anderson Charitable Foundation. The award recognizes the organization’s impact and operational excellence in addressing food insecurity, along with their ability to partner with government agencies to meet the needs of families in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an open meeting Friday morning the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved a rate increase requested by El Paso Electric (EPE). El Paso Electric first requested an average residential rate increase of about 23-percent or $22.39 a month back in January of 2025. The City of El Paso
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Ivory Hernandez pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges after 40 grams of methamphetamine (meth) were found. 43-year-old Hernandez faces not less than five years and up to life in prison. She agreed and signed the plea agreement on Jan. 30, 2026. The FBI Safe Streets Gang Task Force
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San Antonio, Texas (KVIA) – Federal Prosecutors in the Western District of Texas and US Attorney Justin R. Simmons have filed 200 new immigration related criminal cases for the week of February 13-19. The illegal immigrants span many Latin American countries including Guatemala, EL Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, and Cuba as part of the Department of
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Friday he’s immediately going to enact a 10% global tariff under a trade law known as Section 122 following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling earlier in the day. In a 6-3 decision, the justices found Trump lacked the authority to impose sweeping tariffs citing emergency
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – Every year, dozens of people get lost or injured in the deserts of southern New Mexico. When that happens, a group of highly trained volunteers with Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue is ready to respond at any time and in any weather. Founded in 1994, the all-volunteer nonprofit team
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA)- The Auto Theft Task Force of the El Paso Police Department is offering free VIN etching today, February 20, 2026 from 9 a.m. to noon at the front of the Walmart located at 1551 N. Zaragoza. El Paso Police says VIN etching permanently etches the vehicles ID number onto its glass
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By Devin Dwyer and Peter Charalambous ABC The Supreme Court on Friday delivered a major blow to President Donald Trump by invalidating most of global tariffs, a cornerstone of his economic policy in his second term. In a 6-3 decision, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court deemed that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)
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If you love all things full of thrill, danger and theater, the Paranormal Cirque returns to the Shoppes at Solana in West El Paso. At the show starting on Friday, you’ll see juggling, a wire act, hand standing act, unicycle act and crossbow act but with a horror and gory twist. You’ll even catch the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)— 20-year-old UTEP student Jesus Guillermo Reyes continues to celebrate his acceptance into the Warner Bros. Campus Ambassador Program, making him the first UTEP miner to join this distinguished program. “It was my dream. If I’m being completely honest, it was my dream to be a part of something this big,” he
Continue Reading Originally Published: 20 FEB 26 10:03 ET Updated: 20 FEB 26 10:07 ET By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump violated federal law when he unilaterally imposed sweeping tariffs across the globe, a striking loss for the White House on an issue that has been central
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –We can expect a windy Friday with blowing dust possible across southern New Mexico and far west Texas which could impact some travel plans. Winds are expected to ramp up mid-morning and peak in the mid/late afternoon, with west winds of 20-30 mph in the lowlands and 25-35 mph across surrounding
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– According to a study conducted by the Journal of the American Heart Association, adults who stay up late have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. About 1 in 4 U.S. adults regularly stay up past midnight, a habit that doctors say can come with serious health consequences. Dr. Debabrata Mukherjee of
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) – Construction projects along the U.S.-Mexico border continue, and wildlife experts and biologists raise concerns about the number of endangered species along the path. Species such as the Mexican Wolf and dozens of other animals native to the area have difficulty finding the resources they need on the land because
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Eric Dane, the handsome and hunky actor who steamed up primetime TV on “Grey’s Anatomy” at the height of the show’s popularity, has died, according to his publicist. He was 53. “With heavy hearts, we share that Eric Dane passed on Thursday afternoon following a courageous battle
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso magistrate court judge Thursday lowered the bond for an El Paso woman charged with running over a pedestrian while driving drunk. As ABC-7 reported, 62 year-old Aurora Morales was charged with intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle for running over 57 year-old Ana Maria Paniagua after Paniagua offered
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart said a man inside a house on fire refused to leave and “moved at the deputies” with a knife in his hand. In a news conference Thursday morning, she said that led deputies to open fire, killing him. As ABC-7 reported, the Doña Ana
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Electric is taking issue with the City of El Paso on the anticipation of a final decision on the electric rate case this week. As ABC-7 has reported, City opposed the rate increases the electric utility was seeking since last year. In a statement sent earlier this week,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The governing body of the University of Texas System has approved a big improvement coming to UTEP in the next 4 years. The UT System Board of Regents approved $65 million for a new Student Success Center on campus. It will replace the current El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso woman working as an accountant was sentenced in federal court for stealing more than $600,000 through fraudulent transactions from Texas and New Mexico real estate businesses. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 61 year-old Carol Talamantes initiated more than
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UPDATE – An El Paso Electric spokesperson told ABC-7 that non-EPE contractors in the area hit power lines, and that crews are working to get the outage “repaired and restored as quickly and as safely as possible.” EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Areas around Canutillo and Northwest El Paso and I-10 are out of power
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The State of New Mexico will be taking another look at possible crimes at a ranch in northern New Mexico previously owned by Jeffery Epstein. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has ordered the New Mexico Department of Justice to reopen the criminal investigation into allegations of illegal activity at the
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UPDATE: All lanes have now reopened on I-10 West at Executive Center Blvd. as the debris has been cleared from the road. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Emergency crews are blocking all lanes on I-10 West just before the Executive Center Blvd. exit due to debris in the road. According to the Texas Department of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert for another round of wind and dust. Fortunately, for today, winds will weaken some from yesterday. We could see wind gusts peak at 40 MPH which although still considered a strong enough wind does give us about a 10-15 MPH decrease in wind
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Sunland Park Fire Department is responding to a house fire on Father Luis Catano St. this morning, in between Sunland Park Elementary and Desert View Elementary schools. ABC-7 crews on the scene saw multiple fire and emergency medical service vehicles on the block and water running down the street.
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This month is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and the Center Against Sexual and Family Violence in El Paso has noticed a newer kind of dating violence in the youth — digital violence. Teen dating violence can be physical, verbal, emotional or financial. But, teens as young as middle schoolers are using their phones as
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